The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-01-06
SleighiDg is splendid.
School resumed on Monday.

Positive Closing out sale OF all good
at BOWER & NEwToN's.
The Banks were closed on January
lst, and the postoffice from ll.30 a. m
Don't fail to attend the Poultry ex
hibition, now open, at the Rink.
During the year 1886 there were 90
marriage licenses issued in Portag,
county.
A Social Dance will be given at thu
Town Hall, Freedom, next Tuesday
evening, Jan IL.
Thermometers at some points il
town indicated IA degrees below zero
Monday night.
D. l.. Rockwell, Esq, left for Rich
wood, Union county, Ohio, Friday
last, for the benefit of his health.
Harry Robinson returned to Cornell
University Monday evening, after !
two weeks vacation at home.
1t is said that Canton, Massillon
Alliance, Cuyahoga Falls and Cleve
land will soon be supplied with nat.
ural gas.
Positive Closing Out Sale of Furni
ture, Crockery, Silverware, Lamps &c.
Secure bargains early, at Geo. K. Fair
hild's.
The Congregational Church has
abolished the renting of pews and
adopted the envelope system in it,
place.
Next Sabbath evening Rev. w. l.
Slutz will deliver the first of shor'
cries of lectures on the Modern
Theater"
Rev o. Cone, d. D., President OF
Buchtel College, will preach in th,
Universalist Church next Sunday
forenoon and evening.
D. d. Gilman, a well known resi-
dent of Charlestown, died at that
place on Tuesday last, after an illness
of only few days.
Miss Oracle Vance, daughter of Jos.
Vance, formerly of this city, was mar
ried, Dec. %, at st. Paul, Minn., tC
Charles w. Rice. of that city.
The attendance at the Opera House
Friday evening to listen to S. P. lie
and's lecture World Making" was
good aud the audience delighted,
Mrs. T. J. Riddle and her daughter
Maudie, of Ravenna, o., spent Christ
mas with her mother, Mrs. K Lowen
thai, of this city -IShelby Free Press
Positive closing out sale of Furni
tnre, Crockery, Silverware, Lamps &C.
Secure bargains early at
GEO. E. FAIRCHILD's.
The attendance Thursday evening
at Oak wood Chapel was not very Iarg'
but pleasant time was reported by
those who were there,
There will be dance at the TowI
Hall, Edinburg, next Wednesday eve
ming. Good music and good time
No gentlemen admitted unless accom-
panied by lady.
Common Pleas Court convened OIL
Monday, with Judge T. l. Gilmer OF
the bench, There are 236 civil cases
on the docket. Litigation ia constant
Iy increasing in Portage c)unty.
Train 5. on the N YP & o, on Mon
lay morning, was an hour and hall
late. AS Judge Gilmer came on this
train the opening of Court was neces
sarily delayed until afternoon.
Mrs. Harriet K. Clapp died at the
residence of her son, c. X Clapp, i'll
Kent. at o'clock Tuesday morning,
in her 18th year. Funeral services
will be held at p. m, Friday.
Geo. Waggoner, and Dave and Roll
Day left Monday for Ann Arbor, to
continue their studies. Will Beckley
was detained by the sickness of his
father, who is suffering from an attack
of neuralgia.
Married, Decem ber 2Sth. 1856, at
Chattanooga, Tenn, Mr.. Frederick B
Howard, of Detroit, Mich, and Mis-,
Jessie Horton, formerly of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard will return to
Detroit in the spring.
Two sleigh loads of the members OF
David Mcintosh Post, G. A. r. and
their wives, visited Bentley Post, a.
Mantua Station, last Saturday eve
ming and grand time, at their install
lation exercises.
Positive closing out sale of Furni-
ture, crockery, silverware, lamps &c.
Secure bargains early at
GEO. E. FAIRCHILD's.
The renowned Shubert Quartet, of
Chicago: will be at Reeds Opera this
Thursday evening, under the auspi-
cas of the Lecture Course Union. This
is considered one of the best musical
organizations known, and those wEo
| attend are a. suTed rich musical treat
Tickets, 25, ~ and so cents.
The Amherst College Glee Club give
another of their grand concerts, at
Reeds Opera House. this "wednesday
evening, with entire change of pro-
gram. Their performance a few eve.
nings since proved them worthy OF
patronage, aud should insure them a
crowded house.
Hunting rabbits with ferret is get
| ting tu be rather expensive amuse-
ment in this vicinity. Four parties
have been invited to walk up to the
Captains office" during the past two
days, and there are more to follow
$35 and costs, about $31, in each case
| ia all III costs for the first Offanse This